Art Quotes
1. "Practicing and art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Author
2. "I do not seek. I find."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
3. "I think all great innovations are built on rejections."
- Louise Nevelson, Artist
4. "Imagination rules the world."
- Napoleon Bonaparte, French Soldier and emporor
5. "Imagination is a poor substitute for experience."
- Havelock Ellis, English Psychologist
6. "You must not think that feeling is everything...art is nothing without form."
- Gustave Flaubert, Novelist
7. "Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real."
- Frederico Fellini, Italian Filmmaker
8. "All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography."
- Frederico Fellini, Italian Filmmaker
9. "Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted."
- Mary McCarthy, Novelist and Critic
10. "Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us."
- Henri Matisse, Artist
11. "What you know is merely a point of departure. So let's move."
- Keorapetse Kgositsile, South African Poet
12. "Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks."
- Mark Rothko, Artist
13. "Originality is the art of concealing your source."
- Franklin P. Jones, Businessman
14. "Don't worry about your originality. You couldn't get rid of it even if you wanted to."
- Robert Henri, Artist
15. "The object isn't to make art. It's to be in that wonderful state that makes art inevitable.
- Robert Henri, Artist
16. "The work of art is an exaggeration of an idea."
- Andre Gide, French Novelist
17. "Once doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."
- Andre Gide, French Novelist
18. "I think I am beginning to learn something about it." [His last words about painting at age 78]
- Pierre Auguste Renoir. Artist
19. "Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
20. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
21. "Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
22. "There is a right physical size for every idea."
- Henry Moore, Artist
23. "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."
- Auguste Rodin, Artist
24. "You come to nature with all your theories and she knocks them flat."
- Auguste Rodin, Artist
25. "Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first."
- Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosppher
26. "Art...reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from."
- Sonia Sanchez. Playwright
27. "Good people are good because theu have come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know."
- William Saroyan, Writer
28. "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
- Thomas Merton, Writer
29. "Life is short, art endures."
- Hippocrates, Philosopher
30. "Art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament."
- Emile Zola, Journalist
31. "Art completes what nature can not bring to finish."
- Aristotle, Philosopher
32. "They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
- Andy Warhol, Artist
33. "Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul."
- Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
34. "What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
- Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
35. "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather it makes visible."
- Paul Klee, Artist
36. "Every exit is an entrance to somewhere else."
- Tom Stoppard, Author
37. "I invent nothing. I rediscover."
- August Rodin, Artist
38. "Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it."
- Eugene Delacroix, Artist
39. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, genius will not, education will not. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President
40. "A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great."
- Sir Joshua Reynolds, Artist
41. "There is only one valuable thing in art; the thing you can not explain."
- Georges Braque, Artist
42. "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers -- and never succeeding."
- Marc Chagall, Artist
43. "I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment."
- Marc Chagall, Artist
44. "The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution."
- Paul Cezanne, Artist
45. "Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry."
- Georges Braque, Artist
46. "One always has to spoil a picture a little bit in order to finish it."
- Eugene Delacroix, Artist
47. "What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."
- Raoul Dufy, Artist
48. "The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product."
- Havelock Ellis, English Psychologist
49. "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
50. "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment."
- Georgia O'Keeffe, Artist
51. "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible."
- Jonathan Swift, Author
52. "Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience."
- Rebecca West, Irish Author
53. "To have great poets there must be great audiences, too."
- Walt Whitman, Poet
54. "Art bids us to touch and taste and hear and see the world."
- William Butler Yeats, Poet
55. "Art is animated by invisible forces that rule the universe."
- Leopold Senghor, Senegalese Poet
56. "Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
- Henty Van Dyke
1. "Practicing and art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Author
2. "I do not seek. I find."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
3. "I think all great innovations are built on rejections."
- Louise Nevelson, Artist
4. "Imagination rules the world."
- Napoleon Bonaparte, French Soldier and emporor
5. "Imagination is a poor substitute for experience."
- Havelock Ellis, English Psychologist
6. "You must not think that feeling is everything...art is nothing without form."
- Gustave Flaubert, Novelist
7. "Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real."
- Frederico Fellini, Italian Filmmaker
8. "All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography."
- Frederico Fellini, Italian Filmmaker
9. "Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted."
- Mary McCarthy, Novelist and Critic
10. "Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us."
- Henri Matisse, Artist
11. "What you know is merely a point of departure. So let's move."
- Keorapetse Kgositsile, South African Poet
12. "Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks."
- Mark Rothko, Artist
13. "Originality is the art of concealing your source."
- Franklin P. Jones, Businessman
14. "Don't worry about your originality. You couldn't get rid of it even if you wanted to."
- Robert Henri, Artist
15. "The object isn't to make art. It's to be in that wonderful state that makes art inevitable.
- Robert Henri, Artist
16. "The work of art is an exaggeration of an idea."
- Andre Gide, French Novelist
17. "Once doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."
- Andre Gide, French Novelist
18. "I think I am beginning to learn something about it." [His last words about painting at age 78]
- Pierre Auguste Renoir. Artist
19. "Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
20. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
21. "Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
22. "There is a right physical size for every idea."
- Henry Moore, Artist
23. "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."
- Auguste Rodin, Artist
24. "You come to nature with all your theories and she knocks them flat."
- Auguste Rodin, Artist
25. "Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first."
- Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosppher
26. "Art...reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from."
- Sonia Sanchez. Playwright
27. "Good people are good because theu have come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know."
- William Saroyan, Writer
28. "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
- Thomas Merton, Writer
29. "Life is short, art endures."
- Hippocrates, Philosopher
30. "Art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament."
- Emile Zola, Journalist
31. "Art completes what nature can not bring to finish."
- Aristotle, Philosopher
32. "They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
- Andy Warhol, Artist
33. "Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul."
- Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
34. "What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
- Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
35. "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather it makes visible."
- Paul Klee, Artist
36. "Every exit is an entrance to somewhere else."
- Tom Stoppard, Author
37. "I invent nothing. I rediscover."
- August Rodin, Artist
38. "Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it."
- Eugene Delacroix, Artist
39. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, genius will not, education will not. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President
40. "A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great."
- Sir Joshua Reynolds, Artist
41. "There is only one valuable thing in art; the thing you can not explain."
- Georges Braque, Artist
42. "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers -- and never succeeding."
- Marc Chagall, Artist
43. "I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment."
- Marc Chagall, Artist
44. "The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution."
- Paul Cezanne, Artist
45. "Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry."
- Georges Braque, Artist
46. "One always has to spoil a picture a little bit in order to finish it."
- Eugene Delacroix, Artist
47. "What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."
- Raoul Dufy, Artist
48. "The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product."
- Havelock Ellis, English Psychologist
49. "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
50. "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment."
- Georgia O'Keeffe, Artist
51. "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible."
- Jonathan Swift, Author
52. "Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience."
- Rebecca West, Irish Author
53. "To have great poets there must be great audiences, too."
- Walt Whitman, Poet
54. "Art bids us to touch and taste and hear and see the world."
- William Butler Yeats, Poet
55. "Art is animated by invisible forces that rule the universe."
- Leopold Senghor, Senegalese Poet
56. "Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
- Henty Van Dyke